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Truss’ government on the brink as Tories agitate for her to go

LONDON — Liz Truss’ premiership looked close to imploding after she fired one minister over a security breach and two others were heard resigning amid the fallout from a chaotic parliamentary vote before agreeing to stay in their posts.

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Carol Vorderman hits out at UK Government for 'creating anarchy' and brands them 'shameful'

She's only saying what we're all thinking

Wales Online

Senior Tory says government is 'a disgrace' as he warns 200 MPs could leave Parliament

"This whole affair is inexcusable. It is a pitiful reflection on the Conservative parliamentary party at every level"

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Truss fires Home Secretary Braverman as UK government risks imploding

LONDON — Liz Truss fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman for what was described as a national security breach, a dramatic move that heaps even more pressure on Britain’s premier as she clings to power.

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Liz Truss government rocked by day of chaos

Sacked home secretary Suella Braverman launches savage assault on ‘broken pledges’

The Independent UK

Tory grandee describes House of Commons chaos as 'inexcusable' and an 'absolute disgrace'

Sir Charles Walker MP said 'to be perfectly honest, this whole affair is inexcusable' moments after claims of bullying prior to fracking vote

Manchester Evening News

Truss fires Home Secretary Braverman as UK government risks imploding

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Rules on political conflicts of interests must be updated urgently

The Kris Faafoi case raises questions about the adequacy of ministerial rules, and the Barbara Kuriger case highlights the absence of any such rules for backbench MPs, says Peter Dunne

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Suella Braverman forced to resign as UK home secretary

Rightwinger is replaced by Grant Shapps in further serious blow to Truss’s authority

The Guardian - UK

'Fighter' Truss mocked in parliament as UK PM defends her record

British Prime Minister Liz Truss's insistence that she would not quit after sparking a financial crisis was met with howls of laughter, incredulity and shouts of "resign, resign" as she spoke in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Reuters

Tory MP confirms to Commons he has submitted letter of no confidence in Truss

William Wragg told MPs he would like to vote with Labour to ban fracking because he is opposed to it

Evening Standard

A short history of ‘confidence matters’ in the House of Commons

Treating routine votes as confidence matters is a rare and high-stakes tactic that was last used in 1994.

The Independent UK

Upcoming Liz Truss biography gets a name change to reflect her woes

The title of a new biography on Prime Minister Liz Truss referred to by Keir Starmer in the House of Commons today has been changed to refer to her difficult first few weeks in office, we can reveal.

Evening Standard

Married Labour MP 'under investigation after sexual harassment complaint'

A MARRIED Labour MP is reportedly facing an investigation after sexual harassment complaints.

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UK leader Liz Truss faces test in Parliament, seeks lifeline

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set for a House of Commons grilling as she tries to fend off calls to quit over her botched economic plan

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman blames ‘Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati’ for disruptive protests

The opposition benches were cackling in laughter in response to the debate in the House of Commons.

Daily Mirror

Yvette Cooper brutally slaps down Suella Braverman's attack on 'tofu-eating' activists

In an extraordinary rant the Home Secretary reeled off a long list of people she dislikes - ironically including a 'coalition of chaos' - and was immediately pulled up on it by Labour's Yvette Cooper

Evening Standard

A Muppet Show video starring Liz Truss and her cabinet has gone viral

Liz Truss memes are taking over social media

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The Independent UK

Margaret Ferrier MP under investigation by parliamentary watchdog

The probe will determine whether her actions caused ‘significant damage’ to the reputation of the House of Commons or MPs.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire MP Margaret Ferrier faces probe over damaging Parliament's reputation

The MP previously pled guilty to breaking COVID laws

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Jeremy Hunt faces mammoth task to sell huge spending cuts

If it wasn’t already clear, it is now: the Chancellor is in total command of economic policy. Jeremy Hunt’s television address yesterday morning followed by his statement to the House of Commons that afternoon laid bare the near-total repudiation of Liz Truss’s plan for growth.

The National (Scotland)

Margaret Ferrier faces standards investigation which could lead to recall election

DISGRACED MP Margaret Ferrier is facing an investigation into her conduct by the Standards Commissioner after breaking Covid laws during the…

Radio France Internationale

Position of UK's PM, Liz Truss, in doubt after new Treasury chief axes 'Trussonomics'

The UK’s new Treasury chief has ripped up the government’s economic plan, dramatically reversing most of the tax cuts and spending plans that new Prime Minister Liz Truss announced less than a month ago.

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Truss sees UK vision dismantled as rivals fight for her job

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was clinging to power on Monday after suffering the abject humiliation of being forced to U-Turn on much of the economic program she announced only last month.

Evening Standard

Liz Truss holds crunch No10 meeting with Cabinet as she faces calls to resign from five Tory MPs

Mss Truss swerved a House of Commons grilling on her decision to sack Kwasi Kwarteng

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